Flood Profiles

Flood Profiles

The steps below enable users to identify flood plain elevations for a given location:

1. Identify the location on the FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) Viewer. 
   • For Bellaire; the relevant FIRM Panel is: 48201C0855 / Panel 855 / 1150.
2. Identify the nearest cross-section to the location of interest.
3. Look up cross-section in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) to identify various flood plain elevations. 
   • For Bellaire and areas just to east/west: pages 104 & 105 of Flood Insurance Study, Harris County, Texas and Incorporated Areas, Volume 4 of 12 (Cross Section Reference: BG to BQ of the Brays Bayou Flood Profiles)

Note: The 500-yr FE is represented by the 0.2% Annual Chance Flood on the Legend. 

See the below link for an example for identifying the flood plain elevations for City Hall, 7008 S Rice, Bellaire, TX, 77401.